Escalation: Houthis strike Saudi oil facilities

A wave of Houthi strikes hit southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people, including women and children. Fires broke out at multiple oil and utility sites, and operations there were temporarily suspended as crews fought the blazes. The cities hit included Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis Mushait.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at oil and economic facilities and at King Khalid Air Base. Listed targets included Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries, Aramco sites in Najran and Abha, and the air base in Khamis Mushait.

At the Jizan oil hub, damage was still being assessed and described as comparable to a strike a month earlier, while the group had not initially claimed that specific attack even as it took credit for the broader barrage. The strikes forced temporary shutdowns at southern energy and utility facilities that had been operating before the attacks.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources